Independent brand evolution studio working with startups, companies, studios and teams.
We believe
A brand starts before it becomes visible: in the way a company understands itself, the decisions it makes, the people it hires, the way it speaks, sells, builds and behaves. Identity, campaigns and websites are what happens when the work underneath becomes clear.
We refuse
We don't execute blindly. We don't build on empty statements, confuse loud with bold or treat branding as decoration. We don't settle for average work. Brands built on weak thinking don't move anything.
Principles we work by
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We don't start by designing what a brand looks like. We uncover what it stands for, what it needs to say, and what needs to change.
A brand lives inside the company before it reaches the market. In the way people speak, hire, decide and show up.
We build visual, verbal and digital systems designed to grow across touchpoints, teams and time.
We believe in work with character, not noise. The right idea should feel sharp, clear and impossible to confuse.
Strategy means nothing if the output falls apart. We care about the details because details are where trust is built.
Smart by design, deep by nature
The people behind the blocks
BRANDBLOCK is a compact independent studio. That means the people you meet are the people inside the work. No layers for the sake of scale. No handoffs that dilute the idea. No distance between strategy and execution. We stay close from the first question to the final system.
A restricted team of strategists, designers and makers connected by one standard: care enough to go deeper.
BRANDBLOCK is a compact independent studio. That means the people you meet are the people inside the work. No layers for the sake of scale. No handoffs that dilute the idea. No distance between strategy and execution. We stay close from the first question to the final system.
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team&workflows
A restricted team of strategists, designers and makers connected by one standard: care enough to go deeper.
The team
Marco Gabanelli
Founder & Creative Director
Sets the studio's direction and holds the line on craft, from the first strategy to the final system.
Nicola Pezzotti
Project Manager & Senior Designer
Shapes identities and the systems that keep them coherent across every touchpoint.
Alberto Brilli
UI/UX & Visual Senior Designer
Turns strategy into design that's sharp, considered and built to last.
Liana Bonanno
Motion Graphic Designer
Brings brands to life in motion: rhythm, timing, and the details that make them move.
Bergamo, Tallinn and London
Not always hiring
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where we work from
BRANDBLOCK was born far from the usual creative capitals. That distance shaped the way we work: less noise, more focus, more hunger to build work that can travel.
Today, we work across cities, countries and time zones with companies that need their brand to move beyond where it started.
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careers
We are always looking for people who care too much to do average work. Designers, strategists, writers, developers, motion designers, makers. If you see yourself in the way we think, introduce yourself.
contact us at
careers@brandblock.studioBRANDBLOCK was born far from the usual creative capitals. That distance shaped the way we work: less noise, more focus, more hunger to build work that can travel.
Today, we work across cities, countries and time zones with companies that need their brand to move beyond where it started.
We are always looking for people who care too much to do average work. Designers, strategists, writers, developers, motion designers, makers. If you see yourself in the way we think, introduce yourself.
contact us at
careers@brandblock.studio